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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Orange is a color produced by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of about 590630nm. It is considered a secondary color in the traditional RYB color wheel made by mixing red and yellow.  An average orange color is represented by the following color coordinates:  
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Orange is a color produced by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of about 590–630nm. It is considered a secondary color in the traditional RYB color wheel made by mixing red and yellow.  An average orange color is represented by the following color coordinates:  
  
 
  - Hex triplet:  # FF7F00  
 
  - Hex triplet:  # FF7F00  
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  - RGB: (255, 127, 0); CMYK (0, 0, 0, 100)  
 
  - RGB: (255, 127, 0); CMYK (0, 0, 0, 100)  
  
  - HSV: (30, 100%, 100%)
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  - HSV: (30°, 100%, 100%)
  
 
Examples of inorganic orange pigments:
 
Examples of inorganic orange pigments:

Revision as of 07:44, 24 July 2013

Description

Orange is a color produced by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of about 590–630nm. It is considered a secondary color in the traditional RYB color wheel made by mixing red and yellow. An average orange color is represented by the following color coordinates:

- Hex triplet:  # FF7F00 
- RGB: (255, 127, 0); CMYK (0, 0, 0, 100) 
- HSV: (30°, 100%, 100%)

Examples of inorganic orange pigments:

- oxides (Mars orange, mineral orange)
- chromates (lead chromate)
- sulfides (realgar, antimony orange)
- other (cadmium selenide, molybdate orange)

Examples of organic orange pigments:

- plant (saffron, annatto)
- synthetic (Hansa, naphthol orange, methyl orange)

Synonyms and Related Terms

Orange (Deut.); naranje (Esp.); anaranjados (Esp.); orange (Dan., Fr., Sven.); arancione (It.); subruber (Lat.); laranja (Port.); oranje (Ned.); pigmentos-laranja (Port.)

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